Free online Chess server. Play Chess now in a clean interface. No registration, no ads, no plugin required. Play Chess with the computer, friends or random opponents.
Play
Create a game Tournament Simultaneous exhibitions
Learn
Chess basics Puzzles Practice Coordinates Study Coaches
Watch
Lichess TV Current games Streamers Broadcasts (beta) Video library
Community
Players Teams Forum Questions & Answers
Tools
Analysis board Opening explorer Board editor Import game Advanced search
Sign in
Reconnecting
FEN
PGN
[Event "Casual Correspondence game"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/YeU9qJdu"] [Date "2026.06.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "russuana"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2026.06.20"] [UTCTime "08:25:52"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. Nf3 e6 2. e4 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. Bb5+ c6 4. Nd4 cxb5 5. Nxb5 Bd7 6. N5c3 f5 7. d4 Nf6 8. Bg5 fxe4 9. g4 h6 10. Nd2 hxg5 11. h4 gxh4 12. Ndxe4 Bb4 13. a3 Ba5 14. Ng5 Nc6 15. Qf3 Nxd4 16. Qd3 Bb6 17. Rxh4 Rxh4 18. Qg3 Rh1+ 19. Kd2 Ba5 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Rxh1 Rc8 22. Rh8+ Kf7 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. g5 Nh5 25. g6+ Ke8 26. Qg5 Nb5 27. b4 Bb6 28. Qxh5 Bd7 29. Qe5+ Kf8 30. Qf5+ Kg8 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Ne4 Nxa3 33. Ng5 Nc4+ 34. Kc1 Ba4 35. Nh7 Na3 36. Qf6 Rc8 37. Qf5 Rxc2+ 38. Kd1 Ra2+ 39. Ke1 a5 40. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
Computer analysis Move times FEN & PGN